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Physical & Behavioral Health Integration Resources
Integrating behavioral and physical health services can improve patient outcomes, reduce the total cost of care, and improve workforce satisfaction. Integration also reduces stigma and disparities, while improving access to behavioral health care. This site offers evidence-informed examples of hospitals and health systems successfully integrating behavioral and physical health services, as well as research and thought leadership on the impacts of integrated care.
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Primary Care & Digital Solutions
Integrating physical and behavioral health services in the primary care setting allows for a comprehensive approach to patient care and improves patient outcomes and workforce satisfaction. Additionally, digital solutions to enhance access to integrated services save workforce and patient time and improve the continuity of care.
Featured Resource
Case Study
WellSpan's START Program: Integrating Behavioral Health, Justice and Community in York County
October 2023
Podcast
The Value of Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health
AHA/Rogers Behavioral Health - 06/2024
Case Study
Telepsychiatry Program - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center - 03/2018
Case Study
Expanding Access Points for Primary, Dental and Behavioral Health
Lafayette Regional Health Center - 02/2018
Webinar
Adding Value by Embedding Mental Health Care in Every Patient Visit
Intermountain Healthcare - 10/2019
Emergency Department
One in every eight emergency department visits in the U.S. is related to a behavioral health disorder, proving the need for integrated care in this setting. Some providers have seen integration reduce boarding and decrease patient wait times.
Featured Resource
Case Study
Cone Health: Behavioral health crisis center reduces ED visits, shrinks health disparities
June 2023
Webinar
Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in the Outpatient and Emergency Settings
Various - 10/2019
Article
Project Engage seizes 'reachable moment' to treat substance use disorder
ChristianaCare Health System - 8/2017
Case Study
Frequent User System Engagement (FUSE 2.0) - Bronson Healthcare
Bronson Healthcare - 02/2018
Urgent Care
Integration of physical and behavioral health can occur in many settings. This section focuses on integrating care in the urgent care setting.
Featured Resource
Case Study
Cone Health: Behavioral health crisis center reduces ED visits, shrinks health disparitiesy
June 2023
Case Study
Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic Expands Access to Behavioral Health Care
Broadlawns Medical Center - 05/2019
External Resources
Website
Behavioral health integration in physician practices
AMA and seven leading medical organizations - Began October 13, 2020*
Report & Video
Bipartisan Policy Center report: Achieving Behavioral Health Care Integration in Rural America and Video
Various - May 31, 2023
Inpatient
What behavioral health and physical health integration can improve care for individuals who are inpatients at hospitals.
Featured Resource
Case Study
University of Rochester Medical Center: Behavioral Health Integration Improves Total Cost of Care at University of Rochester Medical Center
March 2023
Case Study
Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health at Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale New Haven - 03/2023
Webinar
Screening Patients for Depression at Admission to a General Hospital: Better Care & Outcomes
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - 12/2017
Members Only Webinar
A Behavioral Intervention Team for Internal Medicine: Yale-New Haven Hospitals Proactive, Multi-disciplinary Psychiatric Consultation Service
Yale New Haven - 11/2015
Post-Hospitalization
Resources found here focus on the integration of physical and behavioral health care after a patient leaves a hospital.
Case Study
Perinatal Depression Outreach Program - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore - 02/2018
Behavioral Health Medical Home
These resources focus on how integration of behavioral and physical health is a critical component of the medical home model.
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Case Study
Baystate Franklin Medical Center: Small Rural Hospital Helps Build ‘Bridge’ to Addiction Services with New Mobile Clinic
03/2023
Case Study
Integrating Behavioral Health Services into Patient-Centered Medical Home Primary Care Practices
Greater Baltimore Medical Center - 05/2019
Across the Care Continuum
The resources featured in this section focus on how integration of behavioral and physical health is reflected over the entire care that a patient receives. This includes preventive care, treatment, rehabilitation and maintenance.
Featured Resource
Video
You Can Do This! Address and Treat OUD as Part of Usual Hospital Care
December 2021
Case Study
Members in Action Case Study: Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health - Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian - 11/2021
Keystone Reports on Integration
These reports cover a variety of hospitals and health settings, reporting on how integrating physical and behavioral health can improve the holistic treatment of patients.
Featured Resource
Report
Integrating Behavioral Health in Clinical Settings and Stopping Suicides
04/2021
* Resources with an asterisk are maintained by their developers and the listed date does not necessarily reflect the date the resource was last updated.
Behavioral Health Strategic Priorities
Community Partnerships | Integration | Stigma | Suicide Prevention | More Behavioral Health Resources
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